Nitasha A. Kumar
Experienced in Adult Still's Disease
Experienced in Adult Still's Disease
18111 Prince Phillip Dr, Suite 323, 
Olney, MD 

Overview

Dr. Kumar earned her undergraduate degree in neurobiology and physiology at the University of Maryland, College Park. She completed her medical degree at St. George’s University, where she was a member of the Iota Epsilon Alpha medical honor society. She completed her internal medicine residency at Rutgers New Jersey School of Medicine and her fellowship training in rheumatology at the Ochsner Clinic Foundation in New Orleans, Louisiana.

During her fellowship, Dr. Kumar participated in a wide range of clinical and translational research projects which have been recognized by the American College of Rheumatology, Rheumatology Alliance of Louisiana, Congress of Clinical Rheumatology, and the North American Young Rheumatology Investigator Forum. Her work has been published in journals such as The Rheumatologist and Healio Rheumatology. She is actively involved in applications of diagnostic and interventional musculoskeletal ultrasound in rheumatology. Along with cortisone and hyaluronic acid injections, Dr. Kumar is trained in performing Iovera procedures, a cryotherapy option to treat knee pain. She believes in a comprehensive and collaborative approach to patient care.

Dr. Kumar is board certified in internal medicine and rheumatology. She is also a certified clinical densitometrist. She is a member of the American College of Rheumatology, the American Medical Association, the International Society for Clinical Densitometry, and the Association of Women in Rheumatology.

Dr. Kumar is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Adult Still's Disease. Her top areas of expertise are Osteoporosis, Postmenopausal Osteoporosis, Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA), and Juvenile Primary Osteoporosis.

Her clinical research consists of co-authoring 18 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.

Residency
Rutgers New Jersey School of Medicine
Specialties
Rheumatology
Licenses
Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program in NJ
Board Certifications
Rheumatology
Languages Spoken
English
Hindi
Gender
Female

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Locations

Arthritis And Rheumatism Associates PC
18111 Prince Phillip Dr, Suite 323, Olney, MD 20832
Other Locations
Arthritis And Rheumatism Associates PC
2730 University Blvd West, Ste 310, Wheaton, MD 20902

Clinical Research

Clinical research consists of overseeing clinical studies of patients undergoing new treatments and therapies, and publishing articles in peer reviewed medical journals. Providers who actively participate in clinical research are generally at the forefront of the fields and aware of the most up-to-date advances in treatments for their patients.


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